Child&#39;s crib.



R. BRADSHAW.

CHILD'S CRIB. APPLICATION FILED 050.4, 1913.

LMQAWQ Patented May 25, 1915.

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RICHARD BRADSHAW, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CHILDS CRIB.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

Application filed December 4, 1913. Serial No. 804,672.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD BRADSHAW, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Cribs, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in childrens cribs and the object of the invention is to devise a simple, cheap and durable automatic latching device for securing the vertically movable gate forming the side of the crib in its raised position and such as may be formed out of a single piece of metal and such as cannot be released by the child within the crib and it consists essentially of a latching device having a forked end designed to extend to each side of the crib post having inturned portions extending into and swung in diametrically opposite holes in the crib post, such piece extending normally in an upward inclined direction and bearing at its upper end beneath the top bar of the side gate of the crib as hereinafter more particularly explained by the following specification.

Figure l, is a perspective View of my crib showing the gate in its normal or latched position in full lines and its lower or down position by dotted lines. Fig. 2, is an enlarged perspective detail of my latching device in the latched position. Fig. 3, is a similar view to Fig. 2 showing the parts in the unlatched position. Fig. l, is a vertical section through Fig. 2. Fig. 5, is an enlarged perspective detail of the latching piece.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

A is my crib provided with the usual ends A and A having corner posts A and A A are diametrically opposite holes formed in the crib post.

B are the guide bars for the vertically movable gate secured to the corner posts A and A in the usual manner. B is the crib gate provided with the usual upper and lower bars B and 13 having end eyes 13 and B through which the guide bars 13 freely extend. C is my latching piece provided with a forked portion C extending to each side of the corner posts and terminating in inturned portions C extending into diametrically opposite holes A of the corner posts A and A The outer side of the upper end of the latch is provided with an outwardly extending lip C by which the latching piece may be swung upwardly and an arc-shaped recess C designed to fit against the side bars B.

It will also be noticed that the latching piece C is curved slightly upwardly from end to end thereby providing for a stronger grip against the guide rod 15.

It will thus be seen that when it is desired to open the crib gate to place the child within the crib all that it is necessary to do is to place the thumb under each latch lip C so as to spring the latching piece C upwardly on its pivot formed by the inturned portion C and free of the upper ends B The gate, of course, during this operation rises slightly upwardly. The gate may then be lowered. As soon as the ends of the bar B have passed the latching piece in moving to its open position the latching piece may be released so as to rest in an incline position against the guide bars B. When it is desired to close the gate all that it is necessary to do is to raise the gate vertically until the upper ends contact with the latching piece swinging the frame upwardly allowing the upper ends to pass. As soon as the upper ends have passed the latching piece, such piece drops downwardly by means of gravity against the guide bars B and beneath the upper ends B thus securely locking the gate from downward movement.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised a very simple latching device for the side gate of a childs crib which will automatically latch as the gate is raised to its closed position and which may be easily released from the outside of the crib and which will be cheap, strong and durable.

What I claim as my invention I 1. An automatic lock for childrens cribs comprising a corner post having a vertical rod suitably supported in proximity thereto, a side gate the upper bar of which is provided with an eye through which said vertical rod extends, and a latch provided with a forked lower end having trunnions fitting into holes in the post and forming a pivot for the latch, and the upper end provided with a recess forming a jaw to normally straddle said vertical rod and bind on the same to support the eye of the top bar of the gate, and yet when swung back from the rod upon the top bar of the gate being raised Willperniit' the eye descendon the rod to the lowermost position as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a vfastener for sliding side cribs, the combination of a crib post, a guide rod supported in spaced relation therefrom, a pro- G'opies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

per end normally leaning against said guide rod and adapted in such position tosup-' port the projection thereaboveiand to be swung back from said guide rod and allow said projection to pass thereon.

RICHARD BRADSHAW.

Witnesses:

E. PENNOCK, M. EGAN.

Washington, D. O.

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